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One manufacturer that’s joining Ford in the use of SmartDeviceLink, a software platform upon which developers can write versions of their own programs, is Toyota.

On the heels of a fantastic 2015 for the NX 200t, for 2016, Lexus will be offering base trim turbo options in not just the NX, but also in the IS, GS and RC models.

When forum member DONT SLEEP bought a 118,000-mile 2003 Lexus LS 430 as a winter car, his GT-R’s trade-offs made him see the sedan as more than just something to keep road salt off of his Nissan-badged road rocket.

Forum member gpxluke has owned his Ultra White 2014 Lexus IS 350 for around two years…but only recently decided to create a thread documenting his elaborate and kickass build.

One publication recently pitted 12 CUVs against each other to discover which one would emerge victorious. Competitors ranged from the hefty Mitsubishi Outlander to the unengaging Chevrolet Traverse to the focus of this post: the Toyota Highlander.

Lexus wanted to make the GS F a high-performance sedan that not only offers impressive capabilities, but a sense of fun from behind the wheel. According to five-time 24 Hours of Daytona overall winner Scott Pruett, the company succeeded.

The Lexus GS is an attractively styled sedan, but I think it’s safe to say that most people don’t buy it sight-unseen. They take it for a test drive.